WATERFORD — On Friday, Edstrom
Industries LLC announced it completed the acquisition of Triple Red
Ltd., which furthers Edstrom Industries’ efforts to offer a broader
range of products and solutions to the research community.

“By expanding global access to
Triple Red’s unique portfolio of water purification solutions, the
acquisition supports Edstrom’s objective of becoming a more valuable
partner for our customers in achieving their research objectives,
both from a product and service perspective,” said Doug Lohse, chief
executive officer of Edstrom, in a statement.

Based in the United Kingdom,
Triple Red manufactures and sells a broad range of equipment and
services to support life sciences research and healthcare
applications. Its products under the Triple Red brand include water
purification equipment capable of delivering a wide range of water
qualities and capacities.

Edstrom was founded in 1969 and
since its inception has built a leadership position in the
laboratory research market through a combination of water
purification and delivery, environmental monitoring and service
solutions.